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Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt 1814-62, American inventor, b. Hartford, Conn. In 1835-36, he patented a revolving-breech pistol and founded at Paterson, N.J., the Patent Arms Company, which failed in 1842. An order for 1,000 revolvers from the U.S. government in 1847 in the Mexican War made possible the reestablishme... Read more
Paterson
Paterson city (1990 pop. 140,891), seat of Passaic co., NE N.J., at the falls of the Passaic River; inc. 1851. Founded in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton and others of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, Paterson was a planned attempt to promote industrial independence in the newly forme... Read more
Man o' War
Man o' War 1917-47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt capable of tremendously long strides, he raced only as a two-year-old and three-year-old, but in this short time (1... Read more
small arms
small arms firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery . Early Small Arms The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent. Initially they were nothing more tha... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Samuel Colt"

Samuel Colt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Samuel Colt The American inventor and manufacturer Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first developed and popularized...century, especially in the American West. Samuel Colt was born in Hartford, Conn., the son of... Read more
Colt, Samuel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Colt, Samuel (1814–1862), inventor and manufacturer.The flamboyant Samuel Colt was best known for his patented revolving...American system of manufactures,” Samuel Colt was the system's most vocal spokesman... Read more
Colt's Manufacturing Company
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...Connecticut. Incorporated in 1855, Colt's Manufacturing produced and...enforcement and sporting industries. Colt had produced firearms for the...back to the company's founder, Samuel Colt (1814 – 1862), who was...impressed with the performance of Colt's new invention in the ... Read more
Samuel Slater Builds the First Factory
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History SAMUEL SLATER BUILDS THE FIRST FACTORY As a young British immigrant, Samuel Slater took credit for building the United States' first...of the eighteenth century inventors like Eli Whitney and Samuel Colt advanced and popularized the idea of standardizing machine...economy in the early eighteenth ... Read more
Man o' War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt capable of tremendously long strides, he raced only as a two-year-old and three-year-old, but... Read more
Paterson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...city's textile industry, were established. In 1835, Samuel Colt began the manufacture of the Colt revolver. Shortly thereafter the silk industry...locomotive factories (one dating back to 1830), the Colt gun factory (1835), and historic spinning mills... Read more
“American System” of Manufactures
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...impressed the British, among them Cyrus McCormick 's reaper, Alfred C. Hobbs's unpickable lock, and most of all the guns: Samuel Colt's revolver and the Robbins and Lawrence rifle. These items impressed exposition visitors not only because of their excellence... Read more
pistol
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...flintlocks were also in use. The invention of the percussion cap in 1815 enabled pistol technology to advance rapidly, and Samuel Colt's revolver of 1835 was the first reliable repeating firearm. Since then pistols have become capable of automatic fire... Read more
Hartford: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Union Army. The city's largest industrial operation, Samuel Colt's Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, was a pioneer in the use of interchangeable parts for mass production. Colt's theories helped lay the foundation of the modern assembly... Read more
firearm
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...cutting of spiral grooves along the inside of a barrel in order to make the bullet spin in flight. During the 1830s, Samuel Colt perfected the revolver, a pistol which could fire several shots without the need to reload. By the 1880s, magazine rifles... Read more

Dictionary entries related to " Samuel Colt"

Colt, Samuel
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Colt, Samuel (1814–62) inventor and...born in Hartford, Connecticut. Colt, who created firearms, pyrotechnics...secretive about how it worked. Colt revolvers, much favored by the...his revolvers and in gratitude Colt topped his factory with an onion... Read more
Colt Six-Shooter
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History COLT SIX-SHOOTER COLT SIX-SHOOTER. The first practical...revolving pistol" was invented by Samuel Colt and first manufactured in 1836...sides during the Civil War. Colt six-shooters, popular with...Edward, William B. The Story of Colt's Revolver. Harrisburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 1953. ... Read more
World's Fairs
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...success of London's Crystal Palace Exhibition, and especially the success of American exhibitors Cyrus McCormick and Samuel Colt in gaining rave reviews from the British press for their displays of reapers and revolvers, inspired a group of New... Read more
Mass Production
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...System of manufacturing. In the nineteenth century, the nation witnessed the rise of innovators such as Eli Whitney, Samuel Colt, and Cyrus McCormick. These leaders were committed to interchangeability and mechanized production. By 1883, the Singer... Read more

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Samuel Colt's porcelain transparencies.(lithophanes)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...of porcelain must have appealed to Samuel Colt, who purchased large quantities of...OMITTED] [FIGURE 8 OMITTED] While Colt probably first saw KPM lithophanes...portraits. Eclectic though it might seem, Colt's selection was well thought out... Read more
Elizabeth Hart Colt: collector, art patron, and civic leader.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 12/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; In January 1862 Samuel Colt died in the midst of a...cherished Charter Oak by Colt's German wood carvers...gratifying their own desires. Samuel Celt's philanthropic vision...Arm, and The Armory of Samuel Colt, A Memorial, a lavishly... Read more
Cimarron's Richards-Mason cartridge conversions: the past comes alive again with these replicas of long forgotten Colt revolvers.
Magazine article from: Guns Magazine; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; Pure and simple, Samuel Colt was a firearms genius. From the late...finest sixguns of the period bore the name Colt. And Ol' Sam carried the percussion revolver...to its highest evolution. However, Sam Colt's first excursion into firearms manufacturing... Read more
Colt model 1849 pocket pistol.
Magazine article from: American Handgunner; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; By the late 1840s, Samuel Colt's revolvers had demonstrated...the Pocket Model remained Colt's best selling revolver throughout...frontier history, has an original Colt Pocket Model in his collection...pull was typical, unaltered Colt single-action. We found that...among the anti-gun crowd ... Read more
Margaret M. "Maggie" Colt, 53.(DEATHS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 12/20/2008; 268 words ; ...Ann's Church in Lenox May 10, 1980. Mrs. Colt was a communicant of St. Ann's Church...is survived by one daughter, Tiffany L. Colt of Boston; one son, Samuel G. Colt, and one grandson, Samuel G. Colt, Jr., both of Pittsfield; three sisters... Read more
The Colt[R] Founding Fathers.
Magazine article from: Guns Magazine; 6/1/2003; 602 words ; ...Freedom in the Second Amendment! Now, Colt and The American Historical Foundation bring you an Official Colt Collectible that spits in the eye of this...Amendment, and for the first time since Samuel Colt's first firearm, our Founding Fathers...Forces longer than any other sidearm! The Colt ... Read more
Colt's to spend nearly $5 million on consolidation. (Colt's Manufacturing Company Inc.) (Column)
Magazine article from: Shooting Industry; 10/1/1993; ; 440 words ; Colt's Manufacturing will spend between $4 million and $5 million...consolidated within the production lines. The older plant housed Colt's military production as well as the Custom Shop and the Model...The old building, which is owned by Coltech (former owner of Colt's), should have all of its equipment ... Read more
Colts use depth to win pair of matches.(Sports)(Three Thurston wrestlers get two pins apiece to lead the Colts past North Eugene and Sheldon)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 12/16/2005; 196 words ; ...Sheldon on Thursday. WRESTLING The Colts defeated North Eugene 63-24 and Sheldon 62-24. North Eugene downed Sheldon 48-30. Jack Samuel, Ryan Arand, David Carter and Sherman Mullen also won by pin for the Colts. Justin Troupe, Trevor Stock, Nadav Steinberg, Antonio... Read more
MWL trophy bears Colt brand again.(Wrestling Prep)(Thurston wins its third straight district title and will send 12 to state meet)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 2/3/2008; 609 words ; ...finals, 10 had at least one Thurston wrestler competing. Nine Colt grapplers won individual titles, two placed second and one finished...Blatcheley (285), Ryan Arand (135), Joe Gardner (112), Jack Samuel (119), Chad Buxton (152), Brandon Newman (140) and Cory Davis... Read more
Colts sweep doubles to beat Millers.(Sports)(Boys tennis: Gabe Jackson gets lone singles win for Thurston victory.)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/1/2002; 438 words ; ...play and got a win from Michael Stringfield at No. 3 singles to beat host North Eugene 5-3. At No. 1 doubles, the Wolverines' Samuel Greene and Steve Loos beat Trevor Enright and Kyle Bierdorf 7-6, 6-1. Girls tennis Danae Dougherty of Thurston beat Springfield... Read more